Make-A-Wish Regatta 2015 One Design Sailing Instructions

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ONE DESIGN/DINGHY
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
AUGUST 1 2015
1. RULES
1.1. The Cottage Park Yacht Club Regatta to Benefit Make-A-Wish will be governed by the rules as defined
in the Racing Rules of Sailing, 2013 – 2016.
1.2. The rules of the Rhodes 19, Snipe, and Laser classes will apply.
1.3. By participating in this regatta, a competitor grants to the organizing authority and its sponsors the right
in perpetuity to make, use and show, from time to time at their discretion, any photographs, motion
pictures and live, taped or filmed television and other reproductions of him or her during the period of
the competition without compensation.
2. NOTICE TO COMPETITORS – Notice to Competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board located in
the ballroom of CPYC. They may also be posted at www.cpyc.org under CPYC Regatta to benefit Make-A-
Wish.
3. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS - The sailing instructions will be available at registration and on the web at:
www.cpyc.org.
4. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, July 31 6:00pm Boat arrival
7:00pm Check in, Late Registration
SATURDAY,AUGUST 1 8:00 am Check in, Late Registration,
Continental Breakfast
9:30 am Skipper's Meeting
11:00 am 1
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Race of the Day
As many races as possible to follow
6:00 pm Dinner/Raffle
7:00 pm Awards
5. BOATS/COURSE
5.1. Eligible classes are: Rhodes 19, Snipe, and Laser classes
5.2. Competitors shall bring their own boats, dollies and tow boat, etc.
5.3. Each competitor will be responsible for his or her boat being in compliance with the class rules. The class
rules will be used, except that RRS 60.1(a) is changed to prohibit a boat from protesting another boat for
an alleged breach of a class rule requiring class membership or imposing a weight limit.
5.4. The course area will be in Winthrop/Boston waters between Deer Island and Logan Airport.
5.5. Marks of the course shall be inflatable drop marks and/or government marks.
5.6. The courses will be Windward/Leeward, Olympic or Triangle courses. See Course Illustrations last page.
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5.7. The Courses are shown in the Illustration below with the order in which marks are to be passed, and
the side on which each mark is to be left.
5.8 The course pattern will be displayed on the rack on the Committee boat.
5.9 To provide for the simultaneous rounding of the leeward mark and starting by separate classes the
Signal Boat, Start and Finish lines are in the middle of the course.
5.10. The start is between an orange flag on the committee boat and an orange tetrahedron to port of the
the committee boat.
5.11. The finish is between an orange flag on the committee boat and a green tetrahedron to starboard of
The committee boat
5.12 Initial order of start and Class Flags. Order may change depending on conditions and entrants.
1. Snipe Class Flag
2. Laser Class Flag
3 . Rhodes 19 Class Flag
5.13 The starting sequence will be in accordance with RRS 26.
5.14 All boats are required to check with the signal boat before the start of the first race. A retiring boat is
required to inform the race committee.
6. PENALTY SYSTEM
6.1 Because this is a charity event protests are discouraged and competitors are encouraged to take on
the course penalties.
6.2 The Penalty Rule 44.2 will apply with one complete turn for contact with a mark, or 2 complete turns for
an incident with another competitor.
7. PROTESTS –
7.1. A competitor intending to protest shall inform the skipper or crew of the protested boat at the first
reasonable opportunity. If the protest concerns an incident in the racing area in which a competitor is
involves or that competitor sees, shall hail “Protest” at the first reasonable opportunity for each party. In
addition, a competitor intending to file a protest shall inform the race committee signal boat immediately
after finishing of the intention to protest. Protests shall be written and forms are available at the regatta
desk and must be filed with one hour after the race committee boats docks.
7.2. Protests will be heard in order received and decisions will be posted on the official regatta board.
8. SCORING – The Low-Point Scoring System, Appendix A of the RRS will apply. As many races as possible
will be scheduled, of which one shall be completed to constitute a series. If six or more races are sailed, a
boat’s worst score shall be discarded.
9. PRIZES – Make-A-Wish trophies will be awarded to competitors placing first through third in all divisions.
10. DISCLAIMER - Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS4, Decision to
Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death
sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
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11. FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact Janine Stanton, CPYC, 76 Orlando Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152, or the web site for directions, hotels,
housing requests and further information.
12. HOST CLUB AND ORGANIZING AUTHORITY 13. REGATTA CHAIR
Cottage Park Yacht Club Janine Stanton
76 Orlando Ave 76 Orlando Ave
Winthrop, MA 02152 Winthrop, MA 01252
617-846-2792 / 617-846-9801 617-846-2792 / 617-846-9801
617-846-9362 (Fax) 617-846-9362 (Fax)
cpycmanager@cpyc.org MAW@CPYC.org
www.cpyc.org
13. ONE DESIGN CHAIR
Sue Hardy
617-846-6320
sueshardy@comcast.net
Course Illustrations
Olympic Course
Windward Leeward
Course
Triangle Course
Olympic Course
Windward Leeward
Course